Incompetence Or Corruption?

[Svejk]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2771573/5k-bill-hospital-fly-locum-India-Consultant-8-000-mile-round-trip-treat-patients-A-E-department-left-without-cover.html

[wolf63]

I know that A&E consultants are very difficult to find but I would have thought that they could have found one closer to home.

I would be concerned about how awake this guy will be with flying half way around the world and being short of sleep.


It is a strain on the NHS budget when this sort of thing happens so I hope they find a new consultant soon.

Note that I haven't mentioned (until now) that the Daily Mail has never been know to print a completely unbiased article. They never give all the facts either.

G'night from Scotland

:-)

[boxtops]

It seems a long way, but there have been reports of the doctors on call flying in GPs from Europe in the past to cover gaps in service. Seems ridiculous but there is a shortage of GPs at the moment - it's probably the same for A&E consultants, the service is under huge pressure.